Tua compares Flores to McDaniel: Imagine being told you suck every morning
Tua Tagovailoa gave a |A|
scathing review of former |B|
Miami Dolphins head coach |C|
Brian Flores when asked |D|
to compare him to |E|
current sideline boss Mike |F|
McDaniel. To put it |G|
in simplest terms, if |H|
you woke up every |J|
morning and I told |K|
you that you suck |L|
at what you did, |M|
that you dont belong |O|
doing what you do, |P|
that you shouldnt be |Q|
here, that this guy |R|
should be here, that |S|
you havent earned this |U|
right, Tagovailoa said on |V|
the Dan Le Batard |Y|
Show with Stugotz. And |Z|
then you have somebody |A|
come in and tell |B|
you, Dude, you are |C|
the best fit for |D|
this, you are accurate, |E|
you are the best |F|
whatever, you are this, |G|
you are that. Tagovailoa |H|
went into further detail |J|
to explain how both |K|
communication styles have affected |L|
his own mindset. How |M|
would it make you |O|
feel listening to one |P|
or the other? ... |Q|
And then you hear |R|
it, regardless of what |S|
it is, the good |U|
or the bad, and |V|
you hear it more |Y|
and more, you start |Z|
to actually believe that, |A|
Tagovailoa said. He added: |B|
You could be the |C|
president of the United |D|
States. You have a |E|
terrible person thats telling |F|
you things you dont |G|
want to hear or |H|
that you probably shouldnt |J|
be hearing, youre going |K|
to start to believe |L|
that about yourself. Thats |M|
sorta what ended up |O|
happening. Tagovailoa spent the |P|
first two seasons of |Q|
his career under Flores. |R|
Although he put up |S|
a 13-8 record, he |U|
struggled to play up |V|
to the expectation of |Y|
a top-five draft pick. |Z|
He tossed 27 touchdowns |A|
to 15 interceptions but |B|
averaged only 6.6 yards |C|
per pass attempt and |D|
194.2 passing yards per |E|
game. The 26-year-old has |F|
looked like a totally |G|
different quarterback under McDaniels |H|
guidance, recording 54 touchdowns, |J|
22 interceptions, 8.5 yards |K|
per attempt, and 272.4 |L|
yards per game over |M|
two seasons. Its basically |O|
been two years of |P|
training that out of |Q|
not just me, but |R|
a couple of the |S|
guys as well that |U|
have been here since |V|
my rookie year, Tagovailoa |Y|
said. Flores was fired |Z|
after producing a 24-25 |A|
record across three seasons |B|
as the Dolphins head |C|
coach (2019-2021). It was |D|
reported at the time |E|
of his dismissal that |F|
he was relieved due |G|
to strained relationships with |H|
Tagovailoa and general manager |J|
Chris Grier. Flores is |K|
currently the Minnesota Vikings |L|
defensive coordinator.
